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1 Chronicles 11:17
1 Chronicles 11:17 is verse 17 of 1 Chronicles chapter 11, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
King James Version
And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!
World English Bible
David longed, and said, “Oh, that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”
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1 Chronicles 11:15–19 · Berean Standard Bible
15 Three of the thirty chief men went down to David, to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
16 At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
17 David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
18 So the Three broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,
19 saying, “Far be it from me, my God, to do this! How can I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” Because they had brought it at the risk of their lives, David refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Numbers 11:4Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat?
Numbers 11:5We remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic.
2 Samuel 23:15David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
2 Samuel 23:16So the three mighty men broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,
Psalms 143:6I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah
Psalms 42:1As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
Psalms 42:2My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?
Psalms 63:1O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
Isaiah 12:3With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation,
John 4:10Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
John 4:14But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”